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About Huanghatu Village

Huanghatu is a mid sized village in Namkum tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,375, made up of 659 males and 716 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,086 females per 1000 males. The village covers 667 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 834010, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Huanghatu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Huanghatu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Namkum
Pincode 834010
Area (hectares) 667 hectares
Population 1,375
Male Population 659
Female Population 716
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,086
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Huanghatu compares

By the 2011 count Huanghatu is the 26th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents. Its 667 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Huanghatu

Huanghatu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Huanghatu as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Huanghatu from other places

Huanghatu lies about 21 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Gangaghat, about 17 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Huanghatu
Nearest town Būndu 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Namkum 17 km
Nearest railway station Gangaghat 17 km
District headquarters Ranchi 21 km

Villages closest to Huanghatu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Namkum tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Huanghatu

As per the Census of India 2011, Huanghatu village had a population of 1,375. That makes it the 26th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents.

Huanghatu village has 659 males and 716 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Huanghatu has about 1086 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Huanghatu is 834010. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Huanghatu covers 667 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Huanghatu falls under Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Huanghatu is Gangaghat, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Huanghatu.

Huanghatu is about 21 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Huanghatu is in Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district. Būndu is about 14 km away. Namkum is about 17 km away. Gangaghat is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kakra (2.1 km), Harbul (2.4 km) and Singarsarai (2.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Huanghatu today is likely to be higher.

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